# Using icons in profile **URL:** \ **Category:** RootsMagic\ **Tags:** question, rootsmagic\ **Created:** [October 25, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/using-icons-in-profile/14947 "2025-10-25T04:50:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![nkess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@nkess](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/nkess)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/using-icons-in-profile/14947/6 "2025-10-25T16:11:02Z")
@KimberlyGreen and @JacobCarter7 --while RM fields do allow the use of emojis, RM Support says you should NOT use them as they can create problems – Support told me this personally and has posted it on the face book group as seen from this previous post > [@Visual Tag/Icon/Highlight/Sticker on Family View](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/visual-tag-icon-highlight-sticker-on-family-view/8498/11): > > I found the post I was remembering it was from the facebook group on August 23. Hopefullly [this link](https://www.facebook.com/groups/RootsMagicUsers/permalink/2338769599643906) will work. Renee responded to a reported problem when using emojis in the suffix field as follows: “Using emojis can cause several issues in databases. This would be a good example of how they are not supported. I wouldn’t recommend using them as a search filter.” [edit] I noticed that the [help doc](https://help.rootsmagic.com/RM9/adding-people.html) for these fields says “Enter any text …”. I am not aware of any official statement of the speci… I personally liked the way the emojis looked and worked BUT you could also use a picture instead of an emoji --- _[View the full topic](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/using-icons-in-profile/14947)._